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Beijing (AFP) May 6, 2011 Pirates have seized a Panama-registered bulk cargo ship with 24 Chinese sailors on board in the Arabian Sea, state media reported. The hijackers attacked the vessel, Full City, around 500 miles (800 kilometres) off the Indian city of Mumbai, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing the China Sea Rescue Centre. Two ships from the Chinese navy that were patrolling in the Gulf of Aden have been sent to rescue the cargo vessel. Heavily armed pirates using speedboats operate in and around the Gulf of Aden where they prey on ships, sometimes holding vessels for weeks before releasing them for large ransoms paid by governments or shipowners.
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